Among African Americans, in the Black Power era, calling someone an Oreo -- black on the outside, white on the inside -- was a painful put-down, as Gerald Thompson recalled in "Reflections of an Oreo Cookie," a 1991 memoir.
Salem Baptist Church Decatur, IllinoisAssistant Pastor of Salem Baptist Church in March 1985. Became Pastor of Salem in 1987. I have 2 sisters, one in Peoria and one in Chillicothe, Il. I have... Assistant Pastor of Salem Baptist Church in March 1985. Became Pastor of Salem in 1987. I have 2 sisters, one in Peoria and one in Chillicothe, Il. I have two children who live in Peoria and one daughter that is married to a Baptist Pastor in Arnold, Missouri. I have nine grandchildren.